Corset



J. J. KISPE CORSET Filed Aug. 29, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l V d /v INVENTOR sgj uhtf fisperi v M WM ATTORNEYS wrruasszs 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR kIaseph 175397027 2 7 I TTORNEYS V J. J. KISPERT CORSET Filed Aug. 29, 1941 Aug. 18, 1942.

WITNESS ES Patented Aug. 18, 1942 UNITED STATES eerrnr orrlce CORSET Application August 29, 1941, Serial No. @8391 4 Claims.

This invention relates to corsets and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein a substantially non-elastic body is provided but formed near the top and near the lower edge with elastic members so as to present an elastic top, an elastic bottom zone and a central substantially non-elastic zone.

Another object of the invention is to provide a front lace corset having a body provided with a vest at the front and circumferentially elastic members at the bottom of the front connecting the edges of the corset body to the edge members of the corset.

A further object of the invention is to provide a corset having a body formed with a vest ex-' tending from the top for only part of the distance downwardly, with substantially circumferentially elastic webbings arranged immediately below the vest but independent of the flaps overlapping the vest.

In the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a front view of a corset disclosing an embodiment of the invention, portions of the front structure being moved to one side while other portions are broken away for better illustrating the construction;

Fig. 2 is an inside view illustrating part of the corset body and the vest structure with which it is associated;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear view of the lower part of the corset body illustrating a superposed elastic member near the bottom of the rear of the corset;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through Fig. 1 approximately on the line 44; and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a slightly modified construction of corset.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, I indicates the body of the corset which is provided with a somewhat circumferentially elastic zone 2 and a somewhat circumferentially elastic zone 3, with a non-elastic central zone 4. The body I is constructed of substantially non-elastic textile fabric which is provided at the rear with a superposed circumferentially extending elastic panel 5, as shown in Fig. 3. This panel is secured along the edges 6 and 1 of the corset body I and overlaps the central rear panel 8. When the corset is lying loose, panel 8 near and beneath the elastic panel 5, is puckered or gathered. When the corset is in use, the elastic panel 5 may stretch until the lower part of panel 8 is smooth and the panel 8, therefore,

acts as means for limiting the stretchability of the panel 5.

At the front slightly diagonal panels 9 and ID are provided as hereinafter fully described. These panels with the panel 5 provide for the somewhat elastic zone 3, while at the top the elastic panels II and I2 are inserted in suitable notches in the textile fabric and stitched in place at each end and at one side. At the side I3 the fabric of the body I is puckered in a'well known manner so that the respective elastic members II and I2 may stretch within certain limits and give a desired circumferential elasticity to the garment at the upper end which is substantially the waistline when the garment is in use. As shown in Fig. 4, the garment is closed at all points except the front where it is open from the top to the bottom.

As indicated particularly in Fig. l, the body I has a front edge I4 and also a front edge I5. These edges are spaced apart and between these edges there is positioned a vest structure I6 having its vertical edges secured to the edges I4 and I5 by suitable lines of stitching. The vest structure I6 is divided into parts I! and I8 which are disengageably secured together by disengageable fastening means I9. The disengageable fastening means I9 are connected to the respective front edge members 20 and 2I of the vest structure I6. The front edge members extend downwardly to near the bottom of the corset while the vest l6 extends downwardly to a point at or slightly below the upper edge of the respective elastic members I4 and I5. In addition to having the edge members 20 and 2|, a number of separate circumferentially elastic panels 22 are provided for each of the parts or sections I1 and I8, so that there will be a desired elasticity provided when the corset is first put on. Flaps 23 and 24 are connected along one of their vertical edges to the front edges I4 and I5 of the corset body I and are positioned to overlap the vest I6. The parts are so proportioned that when members I9 are interlocked the rows of hooks 25 and 26 carried by the respective flaps are spaced apart. Suitable lacings 21 and 28 are provided and are adapted to interlock with the respective hooks 25 and 26 for drawing the flaps 23 and 24 toward each other to secure a desired fit and to lock the corset in functioning position. From the lowermost member I9 to the bottom of the corset there are provided hooks and eyes 29 for holding the respective front edge members 20 and 2| together.

From Fig. 1 it will be observed that the elastic member If! is connected to the front edge l5 and to the front edge member 2| by suitable stitching. The same idea is carried out in respect to the elastic member 9. Each of the flaps 23 and 24 is provided with an extension 30 projecting downwardly to near the bottom edge of the corset. A pair of hose supporters 3| and 32 are associated with the front part of the corset and positioned so that one end of the hose supporter 3| is connected to the lower end of one extension 33, While one end of the hose supporter 32 is connected to the lower end of the other extension 30. The opposite ends of the hose supporters are connected respectively to the lower ends of the front edge members 2!] and 2|. By this arrangement the flaps 23 and 24 are prevented from riding up and also the vest I6 is held properly in place, while the hose supporters function, in addition, as means for supporting the hose of the party wearing the corset.

By providing the elastic members 9 and Ill and also the rear elastic member 5, the corset will be stretchable substantially at the hipline and slightly below the hipline, whereby the parts of the corset will readily accommodate themselves to the shape of the person. The elastic members II and i2 at th waistline function to provide a desired snug fit and also a yielding action to take care of slight inaccuracies in the size of the corset and also to provide a better fit of the respective parts without in any way destroying the molding effect of the zone 4, which molding effect is controlled by the lacings 21 and 28 as they are applied and brought under tension.

Referring to Fig. 5, a slightly modified construction is presented wherein the vest |3' has a downwardly tapering front portion 33. The vest I6 is provided with front edge members 28 and 2|, as shown in Fig. 1, and these edge members extend to near the lower end of the corset. The flaps 23' and 24' do not have the extensions 30 but are provided with edge members 34 and 35 which preferably extend slightly below the front edge members 25 and 2| Diagonally positioned elastic members 9 and IE1 are provided but instead of being connected to the front edges l4 and I5 and then to the vest or extensions from the vest, these elastics are connected to the corset body at the front edges I4 and I5 and to the front edge members 34 and 35 of the flaps 23 and 24'. The hose supporters 3| and 32 in this form of the invention are connected up in substantially the same way as shown in Fig. 1, except that they are naturally connected so that their respective ends will be connected with the respective front edge members 20 and 34, and 2| and 35. Aside from this difference in con struction the corset shown in Fig. 5 is the same as that illustrated in Fig. 1.

I claim:

1. A corset of the character described comprising a body open at the front from the top to the bottom with the front edges of the body spaced apart, a front flap for each of said front edges, each of said flaps having one edge permanently secured to one edge of said front edges, said flaps extending from the top of said body over half the way to th bottom but falling short of the bottom of said body, each of said flaps having a free downwardly extending extension, means for receiving lacings on the free edges of said flaps for drawing said flaps toward. each other, an elastic vest structur divided centrally and extending from the top of said body to substantially the bottom end of said flaps, said vest structure being secured along its side edges to said body at the respective front edges of the body, disengageable fastening means for securing the part of the vest structure together, edge members carrying said disengageable fastening means, said edge members extending substantially to the bottom of the corset and a substantially circumferentially elastic member arranged below the vest structure and secured at their respective ends to said edge members and to the front edges of said body.

2. A corset including a body open at the front from the top to the bottom, an elastic vest formed in two parts extending from the top of the body to a point spaced above the bottom thereof, said vest having its side edges secured respectively to the front edges of said body, said vest being formed with a pair of front members extending the full length of the vest and below the vest sufliciently to extend to the bottom edge of the corset, disengageable means for securing said front members together, a front flap secured to each of the front edges of said body and positioned to overlie said vest, means on said flap for receiving lacings, each of said flaps at the bottom having a downwardly projecting extension, a looped hose supporter connected at one end to the lower end of each of said extensions, the opposite ends of said hose supporters being respectively connected to the lower ends of said front members and a slightly diagonally positioned substantially circumferentially elastic member arranged below each of said flaps, each of said elastic membersat one end being connected to one of the front edges of said body and at the opposite end to a front member to provide a circumferential elastic action at the bottom zone of the corset, said elastic members overlapping the extensions projecting from said flaps.

3. A corset including a body of substantially non-elastic textile fabric open at the front from the top to the bottom with the front edges spaced apart, a circumferentially elastic panel inserted in said body on opposite sides of said front openings substantially at the waistline of the corset, a circumferentially elastic panel superimposed on said body at the center of the back near the bottom of the corset, the back of the corset beneath said rear elastic panel being normally puckered when the corset is loose, an elastic vest structure secured to the front edges of said body, a flap secured to each of the front edges of the body and positioned to overlap said vest structure, means for drawing said flaps toward each other, said vest having at the center a pair of edge members extending below the corset to near the bottom of the corset body, a bottom substantially circumferential elastic member connected respectively to each of said front edge members and to the front edges of said corset body, each of said flaps having an extension projecting beneath a bottom elastic member, and a pair of hose supporters, each hose supporter having one end connected to a flap extension and to an edge member for holding the flaps and corset in proper functioning position when the corset is muse.

4. A corset including a body of substantially non-elastic textile fabric open at the front from the top to the bottom with the front edges spaced apart, an elastic vest structure secured to the front edges of said body, a fiap secured to each of the front edges of the body and positioned to overlap said vest structure, means for drawing said flaps toward each other, said vest having at the center a pair of edge members extending below the vest to near the bottom of the corset body, a bottom substantially circumferential elastic member connected respectively to each of said front edge members and to the front edges of said corset body, each of said flaps having an extension projecting beneath a bottom elastic member, and a pair of hose supporters? each hose supporter having one end connected to a flap extension and to an edge member for holding the flaps and corset in proper functioning position when the corset is in use.

JOSEPH J. KISPERT. 

